Characterizing and monitoring climate regulation services

Earth Observation of Ecosystem Services

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 351-378

  Alcaraz Segura, Domingo ^a,b   Berbery, E H ^c   Muller O V ^d   Paruelo, J M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

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EID: 84906874322     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b15628     Document Type: Chapter

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